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1 06, 2011

College of Charleston playwrights show their stuff in Under the Lights โ€“ Charleston City Paper

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These short plays aren't just homework assignments, either. Theater professor Todd McNerney maintains that the caliber of the scripts selected for Under the Lights is very high. "For a period of 15 years, a College of Charleston student playwright has been either the winner of, or a finalist for, a major regional or national award,"

1 06, 2011

Shrimp on A Treadmill- CNN

By |2015-03-25T10:30:41-04:00June 1, 2011|Campus Life|Comments Off on Shrimp on A Treadmill- CNN

The real shrimp treadmill is at the Grice Marine Lab at the College of Charleston, South Carolina where they're using that 500-thousand dollar grant to do what doctors do to people. "This is like a stress test for shrimp?" "Yea exactly." http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2011/05/26/moos.shrimp.on.treadmill.cnn?iref=allsearch ย 

1 06, 2011

College merit aid produces bidding wars โ€“ The Washington Post

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Gillian Spolarichโ€™s college search played out like a romantic triangle. She was set on American University. But the College of Charleston was set on her. The Southern suitor sweetened its admission offer with a pledge of more than $10,000 in merit aid. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/college-merit-aid-produces-bidding-wars/2011/05/17/AG7JwzEH_story.html

1 06, 2011

Review: ‘All-American Songfest’ shows off CofC talentโ€“ The Post and Courier

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The 'All-American Songfest,' presented by the College of Charleston, is a valiant effort in tackling difficult songs. The selections are not jazz standards or patriotic hymns. Instead it's selections of American arias, art songs and show tunes. Not the easiest repertoire to undertake. The selections are performed by the students at the College of Charleston's

1 06, 2011

Technology aids communication about storms, but it’s ‘not a panacea’ โ€“ The Island Packet

By |2015-03-25T10:30:42-04:00June 1, 2011|Campus Life|Comments Off on Technology aids communication about storms, but it’s ‘not a panacea’ โ€“ The Island Packet

"It's not a panacea, but I think because cell phones are ubiquitous, it's going to give another option for saving people's lives," said Doug Ferguson, a professor of communication at the College of Charleston. http://www.lowcountrynewspapers.net/archive/node/174976 ย 

1 06, 2011

Casino studies inconclusive โ€“ Cleveland Plain Dealer

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But other research, including some written by economist Douglas Walker at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, argues that crime rates around casinos would stay the same or actually be reduced if number-crunchers accounted for the influx of tourists in addition to the people who live near the casino. http://www.ohio.com/news/122852113.html

27 05, 2011

The Leaders of the First American Republic โ€“ Roll Call

By |2015-03-25T10:30:42-04:00May 27, 2011|Campus Life|Comments Off on The Leaders of the First American Republic โ€“ Roll Call

Popular histories of the early Republic have seen a boom over the past decade or so, with nearly every Founding Father enjoying a new biography and a number of best-selling authors adding their takes on the era. But one moment in the revolutionary epoch has remained a historical "black hole," in the words of College

27 05, 2011

Students finish accelerated MBA in China โ€“ The Post and Courier

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The inaugural class of the College of Charleston's new fast-track master of business administration degree is about to finish the program, but not before a trip to China to learn about the business climate and culture there. Alan Shao, dean of the college's business school, said the 13-month accelerated MBA program, which was launched last

27 05, 2011

Kites help steer land protection โ€“ The Post and Courier

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A recent study by two College of Charleston grad students working with the Nature Conservancy has confirmed that the insect-eating birds, which nest in the bottoms, not only depend on the fields for the bugs they eat, but will go for miles from field to field looking for mass hatches of particular bugs, what are

27 05, 2011

Historian Jonathan Sarna to speak at College of Charleston conferenceโ€“ The Post and Courier

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Southern Jews may not readily come to mind when considering the Civil War. After all, they were a tiny minority. Yet Jews in the South contributed directly and indirectly to the Confederate cause. Some owned slaves. Others fought alongside their Christian brethren against the bluecoats. Jewish merchants were active in sustaining the agricultural economy that